It was billed as a festival of fights, and it marked a new beginning for Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing as their broadcast deal with DAZN got underway on Saturday night. Fight Camp 2.0, Fight Camp 2021… however you want to title it kicked into gear with new faces and a new vibe. It was […]
WBA Interim heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and light-heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury are rumoured to be making their American debuts on August 29. The Mirror reports that the two Queensberry Promotions stars are to fight on the undercard of Jake Paul v Tyron Woodley at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland (Paul’s home town) in just under […]
Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum has said he doubts the credentials of WBA Super, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Arum, who promotes rival WBC title holder Tyson Fury, has also claimed Joshua’s name means nothing in America following his shock seven-round loss to Andy Ruiz in New York in June 2019, subsequently avenged […]
In one of boxing’s most improbable stories of 2021, Nottingham’s Leigh Wood finds himself among the world’s featherweight elite this morning, having dethroned China’s Xu Can to win the WBA Regular belt with a stirring 12th round stoppage at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood on Saturday. The 33-year-old Wood has long toiled on boxing’s periphery, but […]
It was an eventful Sunday for Team GB’s boxing team in Tokyo. All three of its participants advanced to further medal rounds at the Olympics but in wildly different circumstances. The highlight was undoubtedly light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker’s upset win over feared Russian Imam Khataev in their semi-final. With comparisons to pro monster Artur Beterbiev after […]
Late-sub Jonnie Rice torpedoed the heavyweight dreams of Michael Coffie in five rounds in a huge upset at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday evening. Rice (14-6-1, 10 KOs) was drafted in on fight week as a replacement for former world title challenger Gerald Washington who tested positive for Covid-19. Noted for his […]
Nottingham switch-hitter Leigh Wood confounded the bookies and most experts to wrench the WBA Regular featherweight title from China’s Xu Can with a thrilling last-round stoppage in Matchroom’s Fight Camp main event in Brentwood on Saturday night. Wood bridged what seemed a significant leap up in class with relative ease. The challenger frequently rocked back […]
Karriss Artingstall narrowly missed out on a place in the Olympic featherweight final as she was pipped on a 3-2 split decision in a fast-paced semi by Japan’s Sena Irie in Tokyo on Saturday. The Japanese favourite started at breakneck speed and impressed with her body work, and crisper blows in the opener. Every shot […]
Timothy Bradley has been mightily impressed by Josh Taylor and believes the Scot would trump Teofimo Lopez should the pound-for-pound stars clash in a fascinating encounter at 140lbs. Both Taylor and Lopez are promoted by Top Rank and the Honduran American, who holds the WBA Super, WBC Franchise, WBO and IBF belts at 135lbs, has […]
Joe Joyce believes he will prove a nightmarish opponent for Anthony Joshua should they meet in a heavyweight title fight. WBA Super, WBO and IBF champion Joshua faces WBO No.1 contender Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25, with the No.2 rated Joyce next in line with the Puerto Rican sanctioning body. […]
The collapse of Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super-middleweight title fight against Caleb Plant hasn’t left the Mexican star with a shortage of options. WBC and IBF light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, considered to be the best 175-pounder on the planet, has now stated his eagerness to step in to face Canelo just like fellow Russian and WBA […]
This Saturday, Nottingham’s Leigh Wood receives a dream opportunity to claim a world title belt when he faces WBA Regular featherweight champion Xu Can in the first instalment of Matchroom’s Fight Camp series in Brentwood, broadcast live worldwide on DAZN. Xu (18-2, 3 KOs) was long trailed as a potential unification opponent for Josh Warrington, […]